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★★★★½
Ne Zha is Jiaozi's rowdy, big-hearted Chinese animated reinvention of a classic myth, in which a boy branded a demon at birth sets out to prove fate wrong.
Yes. It is a funny, thrilling and unexpectedly moving animated fantasy that works for newcomers to Chinese myth, and the essential first step before Ne Zha 2.
★★★★½
Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun is Levent Semerci's tense Turkish war drama about soldiers holding a remote mountain outpost, a stylish, claustrophobic study of endurance.
Yes. It is a gripping, formally bold war film about waiting and fear, best for viewers who can engage with its soldiers'-eye perspective on a divisive conflict.
★★★☆☆
Neighbors is a six-episode HBO documentary series about real American neighbour feuds, sharply observed and often absurd, but more exhausting than illuminating.
It depends. Fans of offbeat vérité documentaries will find it compulsively watchable; viewers hoping for insight into why the feuds happen may leave unsatisfied.
★★★★☆
Never Have I Ever is Mindy Kaling's four-season Netflix comedy about a grieving Indian-American teenager, funny and specific even when its love triangle loops.
Yes. It is a sharp, warm teen comedy with real emotional depth, best for viewers who can forgive a lead who makes bad choices and a romance that circles.
★★★★☆
Nightcrawler is Dan Gilroy's queasy Los Angeles thriller about a ruthless freelance crime cameraman, driven by one of Jake Gyllenhaal's most unsettling performances.
Yes. It is a gripping, darkly funny media satire with a mesmerising lead, though its message about TV news is delivered with more force than subtlety.
★★★★★
Nirvana in Fire follows a frail strategist who returns to the capital under a new name to right an old injustice, a Chinese court epic of rare intelligence and craft.
Yes, emphatically. It is among the finest Chinese dramas ever made, ideal for patient viewers who love political intrigue and can commit to 54 episodes.
★★★½☆
No More History Without Us is Priscilla Brasil's angry, essayistic documentary about how the Amazon was invented as an empty Eden, told by filmmakers from the region.
Yes, with reservations. It is a sharp, compact essay film for viewers interested in colonial history and climate politics, though its manifesto style can feel more argued than shown.
★★★★½
No Other Choice is Park Chan-wook's pitch-black comedy thriller about a laid-off paper-industry veteran, with Lee Byung-hun superb as a decent man turning desperate.
Yes. It is Park Chan-wook at his most wickedly funny, a sharp satire of job insecurity for viewers who like their comedy bleak and their thrillers precise.
★★★★☆
Normal People adapts Sally Rooney's novel into 12 intimate episodes about two young people in Ireland, lifted by Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones's remarkable pairing.
Yes. It is one of the most intimate love stories on television, best for viewers who value mood and performance over plot and can accept its circling miscommunications.
★★★★★
Nowhere Special is Uberto Pasolini's restrained drama about a dying single father choosing a new family for his small son, with James Norton at his very best.
Yes. It is a quietly shattering father-and-son drama that earns its tears honestly, for anyone who values understatement; have tissues nearby.
★★★★☆
October 1 is Kunle Afolayan's period crime thriller about a police inspector hunting a killer as Nigeria nears independence, ambitious and handsomely made.
Yes, with reservations. It is a handsome, ambitious Nigerian period mystery for patient viewers, though its length and slow middle ask a lot.
★★★★½
Oldboy is Park Chan-wook's feverish revenge thriller about a man freed after 15 years of unexplained captivity, with Choi Min-sik unforgettable in the lead.
Yes. It is one of the defining thrillers of the century and still hits hard, but its violence and dark themes make it strictly for viewers with strong stomachs.
★★★½☆
Om Shanti Om is Farah Khan's lavish reincarnation musical about 1970s Hindi cinema, with Shah Rukh Khan in full star mode and Deepika Padukone's dazzling debut.
Yes, with reservations. It is a joyous, overstuffed Bollywood pop spectacle best for fans of Hindi cinema, as long as you can forgive a sagging, silly second half.
★★★★★
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is Rungano Nyoni's wry, unsettling Zambian drama about a family funeral that exposes what everyone has agreed not to say.
Yes. It is a daring, bleakly funny and deeply affecting drama for viewers who like cinema that trusts them, though its deadpan style and heavy subject demand patience.
★★★★☆
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is Nuri Bilge Ceylan's hypnotic crime drama about a night-long search for a body, where small talk slowly exposes deeper truths.
Yes, with reservations. It is a mesmerising, beautifully shot slow-burn for patient viewers of art cinema, but its length and pace make it a real commitment.
★★★½☆
Once Upon a Time in China is Tsui Hark's sweeping kung fu epic, with Jet Li as folk hero Wong Fei-hung facing foreign powers in 19th-century Canton.
Yes, with reservations. Its fights and Jet Li's star turn are superb, but a sprawling plot and broad comedy make it best for martial arts fans.
★★★★½
Once Upon a Time in the West is Sergio Leone's monumental western about a widow, a railroad and three gunmen, an operatic farewell to the frontier myth.
Yes. It is one of the great westerns, a slow, majestic and unforgettable film for anyone willing to settle into its epic rhythm and Morricone's score.
★★★★☆
One Cent Thief follows a debt-crushed bank clerk who skims a cent from every account, a brisk two-season Malaysian crime thriller led by a sympathetic Syafiq Kyle.
Yes. It is a slick, fast-moving caper for fans of crime thrillers and heist stories, though its second season trades some of the first's intimacy for bigger set-ups.
★★★★½
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is Miloš Forman's funny, furious drama about a rebel in a psychiatric ward, with Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher at their peak.
Yes. It is a towering American drama that is funny and devastating in equal measure, essential for anyone who loves great acting, though some attitudes have dated.
★★★★☆
Netflix's live-action ONE PIECE turns Eiichiro Oda's pirate manga into a bright, big-hearted adventure series, carried by Iñaki Godoy's irresistible Luffy.
Yes. It is the rare live-action anime adaptation that works, ideal for fans and newcomers who enjoy goofy, sincere adventure, despite some patchy effects.
★★★★☆
One Two Jaga is Namron's tough Malaysian crime drama about police corruption and exploited migrant workers, an angry, compact portrait of a system on the take.
Yes, with reservations. It is a gritty, pointed Malaysian crime drama for viewers who value social bite over polish, though its rough edges and thin subplots show.
★★★½☆
Ong-Bak is the Thai martial arts film that made Tony Jaa a star, a thin revenge story carried by bone-crunching Muay Thai stunts performed for real.
Yes, with reservations. The stunts and fights are astonishing and essential for action fans, but the plot, acting and comic relief are strictly functional.
★★★★☆
Orange Is the New Black begins with one woman's prison sentence and grows into a sprawling, funny and furious ensemble drama across seven seasons on Netflix.
Yes, with reservations. It is a landmark streaming series for fans of ensemble comedy-drama, though its uneven later seasons ask for patience across 91 episodes.
★★★★☆
Our Beloved Summer reunites two exes for a sequel to the school documentary that made them viral, a gentle 16-episode Korean romance about growing up.
Yes. It is a warm, beautifully observed second-chance romance for viewers who like slow, low-stakes K-dramas, though its gentle pace will test anyone wanting drama.